European Cup Winners' Cup 1962/63

European Cup Winners' Cup 1962/63
Cup winners	Tottenham Hotspur (1st title)
Beginning	5th September 1962
final	May 15, 1963
Final stadium	De Kuip , Rotterdam
Teams	25th
Games	48
Gates	159  (ø 3.31 per game)
Top scorer	Georgi Asparuchow Jimmy Greaves (6 each)
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The 1962/63 European Cup Winners 'Cup was the third draw of the European Cup Winners' Cup. 25 club teams from 24 countries took part, including defending champions Atlético Madrid , 20 reigning cup winners and three defeated cup finalists (Vitória Setúbal, FC Portadown and the Grazer AK). Hungary sent the Újpesti Dózsa SC again the runner-up, as there was a national cup competition only from 1964.

From Germany the DFB Cup winner 1. FC Nürnberg , from the GDR the FDGB Cup winner SC Chemie Halle , from Austria the finalist of the ÖFB Cup Grazer AK and from Switzerland Lausanne-Sports were at the start.

Tottenham Hotspur won the final on May 15, 1963 in De Kuip of Rotterdam 5-1 against defending champions Atlético Madrid. Tottenham became the first British club to win a European Cup title.

The top scorers were Georgi Asparuchow from DNA Plovdiv and Jimmy Greaves from Spurs with six goals each.

mode

As usual, the participants played the winner in pure cup mode with home and return matches. If there was a tie after extra time in the second leg, a playoff was played on a neutral pitch. The away goals rule did not yet apply. The final was decided in a game on a neutral court. However, if the score was tied after extra time, a replay would have been scheduled because a penalty shoot-out was not yet planned.

1 round

The first legs took place from September 5 to 20, the second legs from September 18 to October 3, 1962.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Alliance Dudelange	2: 9	B 1909 Odense	1: 1	1: 8
OFK Belgrade	5: 3	SC Chemistry Hall	2-0	3: 3
Olympiacos Piraeus	1	Hibernians Football Club
Glasgow Rangers	4: 2	Sevilla FC	4-0	0: 2
Bangor City	3: 3	SSC Naples	2-0	1: 3
Újpesti Dózsa SC	5-0	Zagłębie Sosnowiec	5-0	0-0
Steaua Bucharest	4: 7	DNA Plovdiv	3: 2	1: 5
Lausanne Sports	5: 4	Sparta Rotterdam	3-0	2: 4
AS Saint-Etienne	4: 1	Vitória Setúbal	1: 1	3-0

¹ Olympiacos withdrew from participation.

Playoff

The game took place on October 10, 1962.

	Result
Bangor City	1: 2	SSC Naples

2nd round

The first legs took place from October 18 to November 14, the second legs on 7/14/21. and November 28, 1962.

	total		First leg	Return leg
AS Saint-Etienne	0: 3	1. FC Nuremberg	0-0	0: 3
Atlético Madrid	5-0	Hibernians Football Club	4-0	1-0
Shamrock Rovers	0: 5	DNA Plovdiv	0: 4	0: 1
Graz AK	4: 6	B 1909 Odense	1: 1	3: 5
Tottenham Hotspur	8: 4	Glasgow Rangers	5: 2	3: 2
OFK Belgrade	7: 4	Portadown FC	5: 1	2: 3
Lausanne Sports	1: 2	Slovan Bratislava	1: 1	0: 1
Újpesti Dózsa SC	2: 2	SSC Naples	1: 1	1: 1

Playoff

The game took place on December 4, 1962.

	Result
Újpesti Dózsa SC	1: 3	SSC Naples

Quarter finals

The first legs took place on 5./6./27. February and March 21, the second legs on 13/14/20. and March 24, 1963.

	total		First leg	Return leg
OFK Belgrade	3: 3	SSC Naples	2-0	1: 3
DNA Plovdiv	1: 5	Atlético Madrid	1: 1	0: 4
Slovan Bratislava	2: 6	Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	0: 6
B 1909 Odense	0: 7	1. FC Nuremberg	0: 1	0: 6

Playoff

The game took place on April 3, 1963.

	Result
OFK Belgrade	3: 1	SSC Naples

Semifinals

The first legs took place on 10./24. April, the second leg on April 24th / 1st May 1963.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Atlético Madrid	3: 2	1. FC Nuremberg	2-0	1: 2
OFK Belgrade	2: 5	Tottenham Hotspur	1: 2	1: 3

final

Tottenham Hotspur		Atlético Madrid
	May 15, 1963 in Rotterdam ( De Kuip ) Result: 5: 1 (2: 0) Spectators: 49,143 Referee: Andries van Leeuwen ( Netherlands )
	Bill Brown - Peter Baker , Maurice Norman , Ron Henry - Danny Blanchflower , Tony Marchi - Cliff Jones , John White , Bobby Smith , Jimmy Greaves , Terry Dyson Trainers: Bill Nicholson	Edgardo Madinabeytia - Feliciano Rivilla , Jorge Griffa , José Antonio Rodríguez López - Ramiro , Jesús Glaría - Miguel Jones , Adelardo Rodríguez , Chuzo , Jorge Alberto Mendonça , Enrique Collar Trainer: Rafael García Repullo
	1-0 Jimmy Greaves (16th) 2-0 John White (35th) 3-1 Terry Dyson (67th) 4-1 Jimmy Greaves (80th) 5-1 Terry Dyson (85th)	2: 1 Enrique Collar (47th, foul penalty)

See also

• European Champion Clubs' Cup 1962/63
• Trade fair cities cup 1962/63

Web links

• Official UEFA website for the 1962/63 season
• Game details on fussballdaten.de
• Film report on the 1963 finale